I’ve owned an apartment building in Portland’s West End, in an R-6 zone, since 1979. During that time, the neighborhood has gone through many changes. Across the street is a bed-and-breakfast with a restaurant open to the public. A halfway house moved into the building on my right. The six-unit apartment building to my rear […]

The fifth annual Maine Peace Walk began Oct. 11 from the Penobscot Nation on Indian Island and ended Oct. 26 at the Kittery Naval Shipyard with a protest vigil at the village gate. Participants walked to bring attention to the need to come together and realize that the people must protect the Earth’s environment. The […]

I knew I adored Maine, and now I have another reason that I do! Our rental car died on the highway just outside the Portland jetport, 55 minutes before our flight. We were stranded with our luggage on the highway – waiting for a ride that would take 15 minutes to get there. Then this […]

This message needs to get around to everyone who has a well. The fact that the incidence of bladder cancer in Maine is 20 percent higher than the national average should catch Mainers’ attention. So should the fact that less than half of the Maine people using wells get their water tested. It is also […]

I write as a longtime enthusiast of Maine’s wonderful woods and mountains. I have hiked and camped in practically all of the sites in Baxter State Park over the years. It is exciting that the Katahdin Woods and Waters, adjacent to Baxter, has been designated a national monument. These past two summers, I have explored […]